World watch
Subtitle: a visual guide to the current state of the world
Edition: New ed.
Publisher: Collins
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780007488223
Subjects: Maps; Statistics; Economic history; Population; Juvenile literature; Environmental sciences
Description: "A dynamic visual guide packed with fascinating facts about the world. Get to grips with geography through more than 100 easy-to-read visualizations of world issues. Colourful, informative and fun to use, Collins World Watch will help you understand all the major issues from around the globe at a glance, without the need to read through long texts or analyzing statistics. Topics include: climate change natural resources population growth health and education poverty energy food and agriculture megacities migration Each topic is presented through maps, tables, graphs, fact boxes and photographs which illustrate the stories behind the statistics. This new edition contains 16 brand new infographic spreads drawn from the authoritative statistics of the World Bank's World Development indicators."--Www.amazon.com.
Notes: Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.